Happy Endings

Margaret Atwood wrote "Happy Endings." I loved this piece of writing. It was very unique, straight to the point, and the sarcastic nature of the writing made me think and also contradict myself. The scenario of John and Mary was very boring. In that very small paragraph the word "stimulating" was used three times. This "happy ending" showed that if life were that simple it would just be boring. Story B was much more realistic. Mary thought that with time she could change John and he would eventually marry her but he did not have the same feelings for her that she had for him. It was still pretty sad that she killed herself over this man who never loved her.

When Atwood connected Stories B and C by using the same names it was pretty unexpected. They use some of the same names but are related in no way. In this story John is not happy in his marriage with Madge and cheats with Mary, who really doesn't love him; she really loves James. Crazy, right? But that's how life is. Again in this story someone kills themselves. I guess they rather be dead than have to live loving someone who doesn't love them back. Stories D and E are very unfortunate and they connect directly.

Story F concludes everything. No matter what a person does for a living, who they are in a relationship with, or whether they are happy or not the results are still the same: They die. But this is simply what happens, no explanation, to the point. It does not explore "how" or "why." I liked how a lot of plots were given and where things needed to be explained it said "the rest of the story is about..." I like how Atwood changes up the stories to show different sides of love. She also gives insight to how the female mind set. Many women feel they can change a man, I believe that after a certain age there is no changing a man back.